Referring Someone to the Housing First Program

Tenants accepted into Cobblegate, Tangy Court or Belvo must meet certain criteria.

A prospective Cobblegate tenant must:

  • Meet the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) definition of homelessness (preference is given to individuals who are chronically homeless)
  • Provide a diagnosis consistent with a serious mental illness as defined by HUD
  • Be currently unlinked to public mental health services
  • Need the level of services provided by the Housing First Program as determined by the Homeless Solutions Policy Board’s centralized assessment process
  • Be willing to sign and comply with the terms of a standard lease

A prospective Tangy Court tenant must:

  • Meet the HUD definition of chronic homelessness
  • Provide a diagnosis consistent with a serious mental illness from Samaritan CrisisCare or the Samaritan Homeless Clinic
  • Be linked with a community psychiatric support agency (funded by the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services [ADAMHS] Board for Montgomery County) and receiving community psychiatric support services
  • Need the level of services provided by the Housing First Program as determined by the Homeless Solutions Policy Board’s centralized assessment process
  • Be able to sign and comply with the terms of a standard lease

A prospective Belvo tenant must:

  • Meet the HUD definition of chronic homelessness
  • Be unsheltered, living in a place not meant for habitation (in a park, in a car or under a bridge)
  • Provide a diagnosis consistent with a serious mental illness
  • Need the level of services provided by the Housing First Program as determined by the Homeless Solutions Policy Board’s centralized assessment process
  • Be able to sign and comply with the terms of a standard lease

Documentation required for referrals

  • Most recent biopsychosocial assessment
  • List of current medications
  • Proof of legal status
  • A completed Authorization for Release of Information
  • A copy of the prospective client’s most recent Individual Client Plan
  • The client’s social security card
  • The client’s birth certificate
  • Proof of insurance (if any)
  • Proof of residency (Montgomery County)
  • Proof of income (if any)

 

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